Letter from Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841, Presidents--Nomination, Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Vice-Presidential candidates, Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Murat Halstead urges Governor Roosevelt to accept the probable nomination for the vice presidency as a vehicle to run for the office of president in the future, pointing out that Daniel Webster missed being president twice by refusing to accept a nomination as vice president for William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor. Halstead thinks that Roosevelt should spend the next four years as vice president while working on his writing career and then run for president.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1900-06-01
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 1, 1900]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o27466. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908. Letter from Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Jun. 1900]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o27466.
APA:
Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908., [1900, June 1]. Letter from Murat Halstead to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o27466.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
